Democrats gun for GOP member who is friendly with Obama

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/117237-dems-gun-for-gop-member-who-is-friendly-with-obama

Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao (R-La.) has a friendly relationship with President Obama, but that won’t stop Democrats from trying to oust him in November.

Cedric Richmond, Cao’s Democratic challenger, said he plans to focus on the Cao-Obama relationship this fall. But Richmond has a different take on their bond than the freshman Republican.

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After pointing to Cao’s votes with the GOP minority on major Democratic bills, Richmond cited the loss of the Avondale Shipyard, which is set to close in 2013 at the cost of some 5,000 jobs. Northrop Grumman is moving its operations to Mississippi despite lobbying pressure from the Louisiana delegation on the secretary of the Navy and the Pentagon to intervene.

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Richmond has been trying to forge his own relationship with Obama, having asked the White House for an endorsement from the president.

The endorsement didn’t come during the president’s visit to New Orleans last week, but Richmond said it’s in the works and should come shortly.